How often do you think, "What the heck do I get for this person?" Those were my thoughts when my nephew Kale was born.

My sister-in-law Haley and my brother Conrad are the type of people who can buy anything they need, are particular about mother's day gift ideas, AND they're halfway across the country so I don't know what they already have.

Someone suggested giving something like these gifts for grandma, but I wanted to do something a little more permanent.

Finally, I had a burst of inspiration! This Mother's Day Bracelet (or mommy bracelet as they are commonly called) was the perfect gift for my sister in-law.

What's a Mommy Bracelet?

A Mother's Day Bracelet (A.K.A. a Mommy Bracelet or Mother Name Bracelet) is gorgeous, sparkly, elegant, and special enough to become an heirloom.

AND I can be sure it will never be regifted or returned! (Not that Haley would ever do anything like that, but the possibility nibbles away at my mind anyway).

This crystal, silver, and gemstone bracelet is so lovely - I looove the silver rings. They kind of jingle jangle on the bracelet as you move around.

Put masking tape or a bead stopper on the open end of beading wire. Measure your strung beads. Make sure that they are all pushed together. Your string of beads needs to measure the same as your wrist measurement less about 1/8th of an inch. Add or remove beads from the ends as necessary.

Step 5: Crimping one end of the bracelet

Call me paranoid, but I usually double or even triple crimp my bracelets to make extra sure they don't come apart. This bracelet is triple crimped on each end.

Take your tape off one end and string a crimp tube, a sterling 6mm bead, and 2 more crimp tubes.

Form a loop at the end of your bracelet by stringing a 1/2" piece of french wire onto your beading wire, then stringing your beading wire back through the 2 crimp tubes, the sterling round bead, and the 3rd crimp tube, and the next bead in line too.

French Wire is a coil of very fine wire that fits over your beading wire. I use it on the toggle end.

Tighten up everything nice and snug by pushing your beads and crimp tubes close together. Crimp each tube.

I like to use my Magic Crimping pliers (to see what these pliers look like, see the lefthand pic below) because it turns my crimp tubes into little round balls that look like beads. You can use crimping pliers to crimp and fold the tube, or squash the crimp tubes flat with your pliers instead.

Lefthand picture: This picture shows a different clasp, but I wanted to show you how your crimp tubes and beading wire should look in this step.

Your toggle bar usually has a jump ring attached to it. Use it to attach the toggle bar to your french wired loop.

Step 7: Trim your nylon beading wire close with flush cutters.

Step 8:Attach Your Charms

Your charms should come with jump rings attached. Use them to attach the charms to the toggle clasp end of your bracelet (either to the loop of the clasp, or around the beaded part of the bracelet)

Step 9: Finish it Off and Pack it Up

Admire your work, and wear it around town for a day to make sure it won't fall apart or fall off. Finally, if all is well, wrap it nicely in a pretty box for your lucky friend or mom.

Don't forget to write a nice little card explaining what materials you used, and about the birthstone crystals. Brag a little! Make sure your gift recipient knows how much time and thought you put into the gift!

Another pic of the Mother Day Bracelet

Variations

This bracelet could be made lots of different ways. Here are some ideas:

Make a 2 or 3 strand bracelet with a child's name on each strand (scroll down to see my "Ruby" bracelet.)